British Columbia
Eby compares condo-purchase plan to “liquidation” at below construction costs
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says a joint federal-provincial plan to convert unsold…
Poilievre asks Parliament to probe B.C. ‘condo bailout’ blocking ‘a price correction’
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Parliament to probe Ottawa’s proposal to…
Eby says condo buy-up is not a bailout, and won’t aid City of Vancouver developers
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby said a joint federal-B.C. plan to buy unsold…
Carney says B.C. condo buyout proposal is about affordability, not bailouts
OTTAWA — Converting British Columbia’s glut of unsold condos into affordable housing is about supporting…
Plan to buy B.C. condos might be more about stabilizing sector than housing: expert
VICTORIA — A government plan to buy empty condominiums and turn them into affordable housing…
Federal and B.C. governments to pay $200M for Tumbler Ridge school and health centre
VANCOUVER — The federal and British Columbia governments have announced billions of dollars in combined…
Radon in Newfoundland public housing a reminder of urgent national problem: experts
ST. JOHN’S — The Newfoundland and Labrador government recently found hazardous levels of a cancer-causing…
Evacuation order downgraded to alert as wildfire is held in West Kelowna, B.C.
WEST KELOWNA — Joe Gluska, his wife and his daughter had 45 minutes to pack…
Landlord hasn’t paid the mortgage? Know your tenant rights in event of power of sale
You held up your end of the bargain and paid your rent on time —…
B.C. home sales struggle in May as mortgage rates rise and labour market stays weak
VANCOUVER — Rising mortgage rates and a weaker labour market are weighing on home sales…
Some host cities are aiming to house, not arrest, homeless people ahead of the World Cup
ATLANTA (AP) — Just a mile from Atlanta’s stadium, which will welcome tens of thousands…
Takeaways from AP’s report on how World Cup host cities are approaching homelessness
ATLANTA (AP) — With the World Cup set to kick off across North America, some…
Penticton, B.C., fire at care home construction site considered ‘suspicious:’ RCMP
PENTICTON — A massive fire that destroyed a care home under construction in Penticton, B.C.,…
Slashing development fees is not a cure-all for housing affordability: CMHC
OTTAWA — Slashing municipal development charges could help spur building in some of Canada’s most…
Penticton, B.C., declares emergency and orders evacuations after fire guts care site
The City of Penticton has declared a local state of emergency after a massive fire…